[Caught in the vise of triangulation. How enjoyable to watch.]
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060928/ap_on_el_se/virginia_senate
Group accuses Allen of spurning heritage
By BOB LEWIS, Associated Press Writer Thu Sep 28, 4:20 PM ET
RICHMOND, Va. - Sen. George Allen (news, bio, voting record)'s use of the
word "macaca" for a young man of Indian descent forced him to spend the
past six weeks disputing claims that his past is littered with racist
language and a fondness for Confederate symbols. On Thursday, the furor
came full circle when the Sons of Confederate Veterans turned on Allen.
The organization criticized the Republican for saying he had been slow to
grasp the pain that Old South symbols like the Confederate flag cause
black people.
"The denunciation of the flag to score political points is anathema to our
organization," Brag Bowling, immediate past state commander of the SCV,
told reporters near the state Capitol, once the Confederacy's seat of
government.
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Michael